The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-04
THEIR RESOURCES +?

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scales can weigh these weights. The
lation becomes dizzy in computation.
According to the United States
Finance Report, 1885, there were 201,-
984 liquor dealers In our nation. Over
the counters of these dealers there
passes from the peoples pockets every
year the enormous sum OF ono billion,
one hundred million dollars ($1, 100,-
000,0O0). The Internal Revenue Re-
port for 1885, PIP. 129 and 1870, shows
the startling rate of increase in the
traffic. 1t appears from the testimony
of this official witness that there was
manufactured for the yenr 1868 in the
United States sixteen million, one
hundred and forty-ninc thousand, nine
hundred and fifty -four ZIG, 149, 954) gal
Ions of distilled spirits, and sixty-two
million, two hundred and five thou
sand, three hundred and scventy-tivc
(6cr, 9O5,375) gallons of fermented Ii
quors
In 1883, just twenty years later the
aggregate amounts manufactures were
respectively scventy-six million, seven
hundred and sixty thousand and sixty
three (76,76O,063) gallons of disiill....s
spirits, and five hundre1. and fifty
million, four hundred aud ninety-four
thousand, six hundred and fiity-two
$3.50, 1869 gallons of fcrmented IL
quors. Here is an increase in two de-
cades of 375 per cent. in distilled spir.
its and If 7S4 per cent. in fermentcd
liquors.
On the other hand population has
increased during this time only 81 per
cent.
That is, if you count the increase of
population as one, you must count the
Increase in distilled spirits about 81
and the increase in fermcnted liquors
about 13-ovcr 600 per cent. in the one
case and 1900 per cent. in the other.
But later statistics are more alarm
ing. From o comparison of the re-
ports of the United States commits
sioner of internal revenue for the
years ending June 30, 1885, and June
80. 1886, we learn these startling facts :
On June 80, 1886, there were 209, 300
liquor dealers in the United States. an
increase of S065 in ono year, of which
gain 1868 are credited 10 dealers in
distilled spirits. In the same ono
years time there was a gain in the
amount of liquors produced of about
100000 gallons of distilled spirits and
over 47,000,00O of malt liquors.
1t must also be borne in mind that
these figures do not include imported
liquors, nor the enormous products OF
secret distilleries aud breweries, nor
yet that vast amount produced in open
manufactures, which yet escape the
revenue tobles and t'xes.
Now, when we consider the enor-
nous aggregate of capital invested in
this traffic. the vast host of retainers
and employees connected with the
grand army OF the liquor dealers, the
number of votes which each saloon
can absolutely control among its
devotees, and the fact that in the first
meeting OF their convention they pro.
vided q campaign fund of $l,5O0,00O
we may somewhat approximate the
extent of their resources.
But the most startling and alarming
fact of ali lies in the compactness OF
their organization and the centraliza
ton of its powers by which these re-
sources can be controlled. The gen
eral organization is styled: 'l'he Ma
tional Protective Association. This
is the association to which Boniorti
Wine and Spirit Circular exhoris al
liquor dealers o rally "to man." anC
,, to which they are urged to give all the
| .s.o.o,, ,,oalaI ,f 20 ha tnillinno ~
The ASSOCIATION is composed O.
Wholesale liquor dealers only. Though
the retailers must "rally to q man
and contribute millions" If neccs
sary, not one OF them is allowed til,
/, shadow of representation in the con
vention. Moreover, as has beef
shown, the Wholesale dealers in dis
, TILED spirits absolutely control tn
organization.
All the powers of the organization
are vested in
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
/ This committee is composed of on
/, from each State. When VIC say tina
|, all powers are vested in this commit
tee we mean ALL POWERS. absolutely
/, whether creative, Legislative, judicia
= or executive. 1t is this lron-clad nj
- tional committee which drafts tn
A constitution of the organization itsel
r which directs all sub-organization
= which provides all ways and mean
: which conducts and prosecutcs O
# campaigns, which fxes ali salarie
= composes, collects and disburses a
e funds. Under such constitution, th
= member from Texas on the committe
n is the autocrat of Texas liquor dea
q ers. lie exercises more actual powt